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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
The in vitro passive transport of urea, mannitol, sucrose and raffinose across intact and ethanol treated human epidermal membrane was investigated. The intent of this study was to characterize the barrier properties and permeation pathways of these membranes for polar permeants under passive conditions. Based upon the relative permeabilities of these four solutes and hindered diffusion theory, the experimental data was adequately modeled for both membrane systems according to permeation through a porous membrane. Effective pore radii estimates for intact human epidermal membrane fell between 15 A to 25 A while similar estimates fell compactly between 15 A to 20 A for ethanol treated human epidermal membrane. Similarities between the relative permeabilities of human epidermal membrane for the four permeants studied and the relative permeabilities of these same permeants through ethanol pretreated human epidermal membrane indicate that significant similarities exist between the permeation pathways for both membrane systems. The results of this study have important implications for transdermal drug delivery in general and more specifically for strategies of designing effective chemical permeation enhancement systems.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0724-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1306-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Hindered diffusion of polar molecules through and effective pore radii estimates of intact and ethanol treated human epidermal membrane.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't